Associations to the word «Ecarte»

Wiktionary

ECARTE, noun. A card game for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game.
ÉCARTÉ, noun. A card game in which one can discard certain cards from one's hand and replace them with cards from the deck.

Dictionary definition

ECARTE, noun. A card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high.

Wise words

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